After a two-and-a-half hour executive session, and five minutes of discussion, the Douglas Unified School District Governing Board voted 3-2 to proceed to terminate with cause Superintendent Earl Pettit.
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Board President Chuck Hoyack and members Patricia Lopez and Ed Rivera voted for the termination while Mario Ramos, Jr., and Susan Kramer voted against the measure.
“How does this serve the best interest of the students,” Kramer asked.
Hoyack said that once the vote was taken, and if the board voted to terminate, that the charges will be presented at the proper time.
Ramos voiced his concern about the timing and loss of leadership for the district.
“For us to make the right decision is crucial,” he said.
“The board hired Mr. Pettit to enact change. There are many sides to every issue. We need to think about the impact on the employees, children, parents and community members,” Kramer said.
The board scheduled Monday, September 21 as a special meeting to determine a list of charges against Pettit.
For now, Pettit remains as superintendent.
Pettit has 30 days after receiving the list of charges to request a hearing, and the district has 10 to 25 days in which to hold a hearing. The Hearing officer then has 10 days in which to render a decision and provide it to Pettit and the district.
Pettit could then have 30 days after the decision is final to proceed with an additional appeal to the Superior Court.
Comments
r u serious wrote on Sep 28, 2009 9:35 PM:
CASH wrote on Sep 25, 2009 1:31 PM:
Its not over wrote on Sep 25, 2009 9:07 AM:
Everything was great until Petit crossed Hoyack. Hoyack needs to put on his big boy pants and behave like a professional, which he professes to be. He is on a witch hunt. Where's the list of charges? Coudn't come up with some real reasons to terminate Petit, so now the district will spend money on an investigator instead of using those funds for the children and teachers. That's a big price to pay for Hoyack's ego. "
interested wrote on Sep 23, 2009 7:41 PM:
To Artie wrote on Sep 22, 2009 10:15 PM:
Annonymous wrote on Sep 22, 2009 8:36 PM:
Open Your Eyes wrote on Sep 21, 2009 9:37 PM:
His inquery or investigations on faculty members has got me to wonder, why do we have a HR Director, if he willingly takes on this role.
This is not the first district that has attempted to fire him. Shouldn't the board have looked further into his prior employment status? Now we are left to pay for the board's mistake.
Lastly, the board can rest assure that though change may be difficult, the faculty at the junior high level, as well as the elementary level have worked hard to put the students' first and do what is necessary. We have many competent people and leaders who have kept this district afloat despite the turmoil he has caused. "
I agree wrote on Sep 21, 2009 7:01 PM:
troubled wrote on Sep 21, 2009 8:24 AM:
The Old Owl wrote on Sep 18, 2009 7:23 PM:
Doesnt Matter wrote on Sep 17, 2009 10:38 PM:
Artie wrote on Sep 17, 2009 5:01 PM:
Chuck wrote on Sep 17, 2009 4:26 PM:
thoughtful wrote on Sep 17, 2009 1:55 PM:
I hope from all this we learn a couple of things. First is a good ole guy doesn't necessarily make a decent Board Chairman. And Job One for any Superintendant is to suck up to the Chairmans wife like Ortiz has done. It works every time! "
Change in Douglas Come on wrote on Sep 17, 2009 11:38 AM:
dorothy wrote on Sep 17, 2009 8:25 AM:
MORE negative attention wrote on Sep 17, 2009 12:03 AM:
Finally wrote on Sep 16, 2009 6:17 PM: